Metaplane raises USD 8.4 mln from Khosla Ventures led funding

Metaplane recently announced a USD 8.4M seed round. Khosla Ventures led the round with participation from Flybridge Ventures, Stage 2 Capital, and several angels including the founders of HubSpot, Okta, and Vercel. Metaplane was founded by Kevin Hu, who holds a PhD in data visualization and machine learning from MIT, and Peter Casinelli and Guru […]

Riverside Oral Surgery reveals partnership with Oral Surgery Group

Riverside Oral Surgery and Oral Surgery Group are proud to announce the formation of a strategic partnership that will result in the preeminent surgeon-lead full-scope oral and maxillofacial surgical specialty platform in the Northeast. The partnership, backed by MedEquity Capital, RF Investment Partners, and Kian Capital, is dedicated to building the region’s first OMS-only specialty […]

Mitsubishi Electric to open new air conditioner plant in India

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced recently that it will invest some 26.7 billion yen (about U.S.$ 222.5 million), in its subsidiary company Mitsubishi Electric India Pvt. Ltd. to establish a factory for the production of room air conditioners and compressors in India. Local production, targeted to start in October 2025, is expected to help the company […]

SGS & Co appoints Robert Sanders as President, CCO

SGS & Co, a global leader in brand design, packaging production and related marketing services, has hired Robert (Bob) Sanders as the company’s new President, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), where he will oversee the development and execution of SGS & Co’s commercialization strategy. Bob brings more than 30 years of experience cultivating and building global partnerships. In his […]

Iveco to supply 150 Electric buses to Busitalia

IVECO BUS, a brand of Iveco Group N.V., has signed a three-year framework agreement to supply up to 150 E-WAY full electric city buses to Busitalia, the FS Italiane Group’s bus company that mainly operates local public transport services, directly and through subsidiaries. This could represent the largest order for E-WAY city buses in Italy […]

ZF acquires intellic to enhance its portfolio for Commercial Vehicles

ZF recently announced that it has acquired intellic Germany GmbH, a Berlin-based advanced tachograph technology company with 20 employees. The acquisition further consolidates ZF’s unique capability to supply innovative solutions across the entire commercial vehicle transport value chain, reinforcing its innovation leadership in road transportation, orchestration and infrastructure optimization. Building on ZF’s ‘Next Generation Mobility’ […]

Hyzon onboards John Edgley as President of International Operations

Hyzon Motors Inc., a global supplier of zero-emission heavy-duty fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), recently announced John Edgley has been appointed President of International Operations, effective immediately. In his new role, Edgley will oversee and manage Hyzon’s Europe, Australia, and New Zealand business regions, including full commercial, operational, and financial responsibilities. In his expanded role, Edgley will be responsible for leading […]

Highgate expands European Footprint with two significant developments

Highgate, a leading hotel management, investment, technology, and development company, has announced recently the launching of two significant European developments – the launch of HG Portugal and the relaunch of the Dorsett City London Hotel. Industry sources added that HG Portugal begins with a portfolio of 18 hotels spanning the Algarve, Lisbon, Porto, and several other markets throughout Portugal. The […]

Suzuki unveils new EV concept model, eVX

World premiere of Suzuki’s EV concept model eVX has been made at the Maruti Suzuki Pavilion at Auto Expo 2023, which is held in the suburbs of Delhi, India from 11 January 2023.The eVX is an all-electric concept SUV derived out of Suzuki’s first global strategic EV. It is scheduled to be introduced to the […]

Divilo partners ThetaRay to protect financial crime

Divilo, one of the Spain-based fintech providing B2B financial services, and ThetaRay, one of the leading provider of AI-powered transaction monitoring technology, recently announced they will collaborate to protect Divilo’s growing services against money laundering, sanctions violations, and other financial crimes. Through the agreement, ThetaRay will provide Divilo its SONAR solution, a SaaS-based AML transaction monitoring and sanctions list […]